Humidity

[pwyll]

I have an interesting question for everyone. If there is anyone from India or Sri Lanka or anywhere in that region that reads this they might be able to answer best. I'm building a computer for my uncle who wants to take it to the place he spends his winters in, in Sri Lanka. Obviously the heat issue would be a problem but, his house has a really good airconditioning system that will take care of that. What I was wondering is how badly the humidity of the area affects computers. He told me that general humidity is around 80%. How bad will this be for the computer and if it is a problem is there anything I can do to the computer to make it more humidity resistant? Are there some makes of hardware that are less suseptible to humidity problems? Are there cases that would help hold humidity at bay? Any info or insight into this topic would be helpful. Thanks.

 

[jai6638]

lived in dubai, U.A.E where there was 100% humidity with lotsa sand!... did not do anythin special.. my desktop has lasted me for 4 years.... and my 2 year old toshiba laptop is still working great!

 

[Goi]

Not a problem. I'm from Singapore where the humidity is up there too, and computers work just fine there. The only problem is that your aluminum plates/etc will oxidize a lot faster, but that's just a cosmetic issue. The good thing about humidity is that there's a whole lot less static going on, so I don't even bother grounding myself when working with computers back home.

 

[Matthias99]

I wouldn't really worry too much about it. Generally, parts work fine even in 100%RH (just watch out for condensation if the temperature drops suddenly).

but, his house has a really good airconditioning system that will take care of that.

AC drastically reduces relative humidity, BTW.